I think the thing the democrats were missing the most last time was charisma. This became blatantly clear in presidential debates last year. Hillary Clinton has considerably more charisma than many other candidates (w/ the exception of Obama, who I just dont think America is ready for yet, plus he is still very young). I think she has just as good a chance as anyone of winning.
As for Iraq it has always been a no-win situation. You leave saddam in power he persecutes his population and threatens the rest of the world. You take him out it leaves a power void that creates the constant threat of militant extremeists. Militants who dont care about their own people as long as they can create chaos.
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